School enrollment, secondary, female in Australia
Australia: School enrollment, secondary, female was 129.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, secondary, female in Australia, 2015–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, secondary, female in Australia stood at 129.1%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, female in Australia peaked at 147.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 129.1%, in 2024.
Australia ranks 9th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
School enrollment, secondary, female in Australia, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 147.6% | — |
| 2016 | 144.4% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 144.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 132.4% | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 139.6% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 135.5% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 133.3% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 130.6% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 131.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 129.1% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 141.7% | 132.4% | 147.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 131.9% | 129.1% | 135.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 6 Ireland 136.1% compare
- 7 Vanuatu 134.9% compare
- 8 Saint Kitts and Nevis 130.7% compare
- 10 Aruba 128.7% compare
- 11 Costa Rica 126.3% compare
- 12 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 126.0% compare
More education data for Australia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 105,469 (1999)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, female in Australia?
- School enrollment, secondary, female in Australia was 129.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 147.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 129.1% in 2024.
- How does Australia rank for school enrollment, secondary, female?
- Australia ranks 9th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, female rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.